Turn out the freeloaders were the managers who were so disconnected from their teams, they needed techno-opression.
AT&T tracked employee attendance to find 'freeloaders.' Now, it admits the system is driving workers to the 'brink of frustration.'
Submitted 10 months ago by nemeski@mander.xyz to workreform@lemmy.world
https://www.businessinsider.com/att-system-for-tracking-employees-rto-compliance-2025-9
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Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
I’m worse at my job at the office. There are more distractions and I get less done
salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 10 months ago
“Brink of frustration?” Heavens! What’s next, discontent? Anger, even? Perish the thought!
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Most are required to log at least eight hours a day, five days a week, on-site.
At least 8 hours a day? At least? Let me guess, United States of America?
HubertManne@piefed.social 10 months ago
This is what business has been in america this millenia. Its the engineering bridge building competition where once you bridge can hold the weight you peel of the structure bit by bit because you don't win unless it collapses but just barely.
athairmor@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Then you put cameras and sensors on what’s left and watch for it to break before doing anything.
Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
That’s a creative use of the word “brink”.
I’d buy me a pitchfork.
Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 10 months ago
“We weren’t able to tell if you worked from home or office by performance alone.”
SoupBrick@pawb.social 10 months ago
Brink of frustration = the system they implemented generated enough frustration that an article was written about it.